Linda Nagata: the blog at Hahví.net


Blade is out today!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

BLADE by Linda Nagata; art by Sarah Anne LangtonToday is release day for Blade, the fourth volume in my far-future series Inverted Frontier.

I know many of you preordered Blade. Thank you so much for that!

But if you haven’t secured your copy yet, you can purchase the ebook edition today, or order the print version. 

Blade is available at:
Amazon
Kobo
Apple
Barnes & Noble

A note on the print edition:
Right now, the print edition is only available via Amazon. I generally use a secondary printer to offer my books through other venues and I’m attempting to do that with Blade, but due to issues at the printing company, my account was thrown into limbo for a while. That put me behind schedule, but assuming no more fiascos, Blade should soon be available to order from other booksellers. My apologies for the delay!

If you enjoy Blade…

(And I hope you do!)

If you do — or if you enjoy any book by any author — do consider leaving a brief review or even just a star rating at your favorite online book vendor. Those ratings really do help with future sales, and sales are what keep writers in business.

That’s all for this time, except…

THANK YOU

Thank you for your interest in my work, for your patience with my slow writing process, and for the encouragement so many of you have offered. You’re the reason I’m still writing.

For more information on Blade or to check out the opening pages, visit my website.

FTC disclosure: On this website, links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases…though it’s definitely not big money. 😉

Blade: Kobo preorders now available

Tuesday, February 6th, 2024

BLADE by Linda Nagata; art by Sarah Anne LangtonFirst, thank you! to everyone who preordered the ebook edition of my newest novel, Blade. I truly appreciate it.

For those who get their ebooks from Kobo: Thank you for your patience! Blade is now available for preorder. Here’s a link to the USA store:

Kobo – USA

(I would include links to other countries, but Kobo hides all that from me!)

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Of course preorder is also available from the other major vendors:

Amazon   •   Apple   •   Barnes & Noble

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For more information on Blade, check out my January 13 announcement.

FTC disclosure: On this website, links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases…though it’s definitely not big money. 😉

Introducing Blade

Saturday, January 13th, 2024

It’s been a long time coming, I know. But the fourth and penultimate Inverted Frontier novel is almost here. Its publication date is:

March 5, 2024

It’ll be available on that date in both print and ebook editions. (There may ultimately be an audiobook, though I don’t know yet.)

So without further ado, please allow me to introduce you to…

Inverted Frontier #4

BLADE

Art by the amazing Sarah Anne Langton

BLADE by Linda Nagata; art by Sarah Anne Langton
(click the image to see a larger version)

The starship Dragon, accompanied by its fleet of outriders, is faring ever deeper into that region known as the Hallowed Vasties. Here, at the shattered heart of ancient human civilization, once-living worlds were ripped apart by the dimensional intrusions of a Blade. Yet despite the apocalyptic-scale destruction, the fleet’s telescopes have picked out signs of life among the ruins and the ship’s company is eager to go on—but should they?

From his post on Dragon’s high bridge, Urban looks ahead to the smaller starship, Griffin, now far, far in front of the fleet. The mind that pilots that ship—a stern and colder version of his lover, Clemantine—has gone silent. The implication chills him. Like Dragon, Griffin was an alien warship, designed to destroy without mercy all living worlds, and it still has a mind of its own. The question that haunts Urban: Has that alien mind somehow reclaimed control of Griffin?

It’s a question he must answer, and soon. Every wonder that lies ahead—and every ambition hidden within his heart—is at risk while Griffin’s true nature remains unknown.

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You can preorder the ebook now at

Amazon   •   Apple   •   Barnes & Noble

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Are you a Kobo reader? If so, I want to let you know that the ebook will be available at Kobo, though I won’t be able to set up the preorder there until I have a final version of the manuscript, probably in late February. I’ll let you know!

Do you prefer the print edition? Once the manuscript has been proofread and corrected, I’ll be able to set up a preorder for the print edition. I’ll let you know as soon as that’s ready.

About the Art
Sarah Anne Langton did a knock-out job with the first two book covers in the Inverted Frontier series. It was only after I finished those first two books that I decided to continue the series. At that point, I put together ideas for three more books, and I commissioned Sarah to create the covers for them long before they were written, and even before I had more than a seed of an idea for the last two. Sarah did an amazing job, and I’m so happy to finally be able to reveal her beautiful artwork for Blade. There’s only one more cover left to reveal—and I’m eager to write the book for it.

You can check out more of Sarah’s work at her website: SecretArcticBase.com.(Sarah has the coolest domain name.)

FTC disclosure: On this website, links to Amazon are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases…though it’s definitely not big money. 😉